If I Could Turn Back Time

Do you ever wonder what it would be like to go back in time? What if you had the opportunity to go back and correct the mistakes you made...to have one more chance to do it all over again. Would you do it? What would you want to do differently? Would you have said sorry to someone that you hurt? Would you have told someone that you love them before it was too late? Would you have gone in a different path in life..perhaps gone to that school out of state you dreamt of, or settled down with your first love? Would you take more risks? Less risks? Would you have kept up with going to church? Spent more time with your family? Would you have changed your eating habits? Exercise habits? Would you have appreciated your family more and the sacrifices your parents made for you? Would you have been more careful who you hung out with? Would you have been more choosy about the people you dated? Would you have accepted yourself for the wonderful person that you are?

There are so many "what ifs" to consider in life. What if I did this, or what if I would have done that? For me in particular, there are quite a few "what ifs." If you know me, you probably know what those "what ifs" are. But then again, maybe you don't.

It is hard not to dwell on the past sometimes, but sometimes when you think about it, it makes you realize what you need to do in the future. If anything, I have learned from the mistakes that I have made in my younger days. And, maybe I'm a better and stronger person because of it. I think now more than ever I have learned what I need to do to make myself happy. Ten years ago, or even five years ago, I had no clue what life was about or what my role in it was. But now, because of the "mistakes" I made, I have learned so many things that I may not have known had I not made these "mistakes."

We all have done things in life that we regret. The important thing is that you move forward. And learn from your mistakes.